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Perseverance is Turning Into That Friend That's Always Picking Up Rocks

NASA's Perseverance rover just obtained its sixteenth sample, which will be retrieved by the joint NASA/ESA Sample Return Mission

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This JWST Image Shows Gravitational Lensing at its Finest

The latest image release from the James Webb Space Telescope shows another beautiful field filled with galaxies and gravitational lenses

2 years ago

Meet the Four Astronauts Who’ll Fly Around the Moon for Artemis II

The four astronauts chosen for NASA's Artemis II mission will check off a string of firsts during their flight around…

2 years ago

Astronomers Think They've Found One of the Biggest Black Holes Ever Seen

Using the Gravitational Lensing technique, astronomers have found evidence of what could be the largest black hole ever detected!

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Leaky Soyuz Capsule Returns to Earth

Roscosmos has safely returned the uncrewed Soyuz M-22 spacecraft to Earth, which suffered a coolant leak in December 2022.

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2033 is the Perfect Year to Send Humans to Mars (With a Bonus Venus Flyby)

According to a new study, 2033 would be a unique opportunity to send a low-risk, lower-cost mission to Mars -…

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China Hints at its Goals for a Lunar Base

At a recent national space conference, scientists with the Chinese Academy of Sciences shared the objectives for the planned International…

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Artemis II is Literally Coming Together

NASA engineers have completed assembling the core stage of the Artemis II rocket, which will launch in 2024.

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Europa’s Ice Rotates at a Different Speed From its Interior. Now We May Know Why

Jupiter’s moon, Europa, contains a large ocean of salty water beneath its icy shell, some of which makes it to…

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Moons Orbiting Rogue Planets Could be Habitable

A new study reveals how rogue planets could have "Ocean World" moons that may support life.

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